ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,286,795, issued on April 29, was assigned to Knauf Gips KG (Iphofen, Germany).

"Method for applying a structured surface to a building surface and corresponding covering element" was invented by Thomas Wieczorek (Mainbernheim, Germany) and Igor Eisenbraun (Mainbernheim, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention pertains to a method for applying a structured surface to a building surface, particularly for the interior design of a room, wherein a carrier material is provided with a surface structure and the carrier material with this surface structure is applied to the building surface."

The patent was filed on Oct. 17, 2018, un...